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ARPA-H Comprehensive Organ System Modeling in Outer Space (COSMOS) Innovative Solutions Opening

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ARPA-H seeks proposals for the Comprehensive Organ System Modeling in Outer Space (COSMOS) initiative to prove or disprove if microgravity in Low Earth Orbit accelerates tissue aging in brain, cardiac, uterine, and kidney tissues, with work performed in DC.
Full proposals are due October 7, 2026 at 2pm ET; the solicitation was posted September 23, 2026.
The initiative includes a 27-month Phase I (establishing TARIS vs TAROE) and a 15-month Phase II (drug screening using MPS-based disease models).
Proposers must select one organ (brain, heart, uterus, or kidney) and produce MPSs and organoids from healthy donors across three age brackets (30±2, 45±2, 60±2 years).
Phase I requires at least 288 MPSs for the LEO/Terrestrial Twin Study (144 in flight, 144 on ground) and at least 225 MPSs for the terrestrial-only study.
ARPA-H anticipates multiple Other Transaction (OT) awards from this Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO).
The issuing agency is the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), part of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Submissions must be made via the ARPA-H Solution Submission Portal; questions may be emailed to COSMOS@ARPA-H.GOV.
Requirement: All proposers must have an active registration in SAM.gov for their proposal to be found conforming.
Requirement: By the end of Phase I, each team must establish a signed, contractual commercial public-private partnership (PPP) with AT LEAST one Fortune 100 biopharmaceutical company.
Requirement: Each team must have a 100% FTE Project Manager on staff as a member of the key personnel.
Requirement: Proposers must submit a completed Attachment B COSMOS Eligibility and Conformance Certification Sheet with each proposal; failure to submit may result in the proposal being deemed non-conforming.

Set-asides: Section 3
Term: Phase I is 27 months and…
Documents: 9 files

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COSMOS Team

cosmos@arpa-h.govEmail

Location:

DC 20005

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Notice

b92d3dc2c5c14c3aac3531c48ad79978

ARPA-H-SOL-26-165

Method

Solicitation

Duration

Phase I is 27 months and Phase II is 15 months

What this bid is asking for

AI-generated

Submit a full proposal including Volume I (Technical & Management Proposal, max 14 pages), Volume II (Cost Proposal using Attachment D), Task Description Document (Attachment A.2), Milestone and Payment Table (Attachment A.3), and COSMOS Eligibility and Conformance Sheet (Attachment B).
Propose a plan to develop and validate MPSs and organoids for one of four organs (brain, heart, uterus, or kidney) using cells from healthy donors aged 30±2, 45±2, and 60±2 years.
Deliver at least 288 MPSs for the LEO/Terrestrial Twin Study (144 in flight, 144 on ground) and at least 225 MPSs for the terrestrial-only study in Phase I.
Establish a signed, contractual partnership with at least one Fortune 100 biopharmaceutical company by the end of Phase I.
Create an in silico aging model and a Data Management and Sharing Plan, and complete all data analysis within three months of landing.

Posted Scope of Work

ARPA-H anticipates multiple Other Transaction awards resulting from this announcement.

Interested parties are invited to download and review the attached COSMOS Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) ARPA-H-SOL-26-165

Amendment 01 – 17 September 2026: This amendment includes updated hyperlinks and information on the updated Solutions summary portal.

Questions and Answers – 21 September 2026: This Q&A is provided for informational purposes only and does not amend the solicitation. All other questions are due by 23 September 2026 at 5:00PM ET.

Amendment 02 – 23 September 2026: This amendment includes updates to Section 3, COSMOS Details; Section 4, Mandatory Experimental Design; as well as Correction to Figure 2.

Scope, read from the documentsAI-generated

Performers will establish and validate microphysiological systems (MPSs) and organoids for one selected organ (brain, heart, uterus, or kidney) using cells from healthy donors across three age brackets (30±2, 45±2, 60±2 years). Phase I requires a terrestrial-only study (≥225 MPSs, ≥75 organoids) and a LEO/Terrestrial Twin Study (288 MPSs and 96 organoids, matched 144/48 in flight and 144/48 on ground). Experiments in LEO will be fully autonomous. Phase II will use the tissues showing TARIS > TAROE to develop disease models and conduct drug screening in partnership with a Fortune 100 biopharmaceutical company. The work includes creating in silico aging models, data management, and commercialization planning.

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ARPA-H-SOL-26-165_COSMOS_ISO_Amendment 02.pdfPDF

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ARPA-H-SOL-26-165_COSMOS_QA_Set_1_2026-09-21.pdfPDF

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Attachment E_COSMOS Administrative and National Policy Requirements.docxDOCX

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ATTACHMENT A.1_Technical & Management Proposal Model (VOL I).docxDOCX

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Attachment D_COSMOS Cost Proposal Template.xlsxXLSX

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ATTACHMENT A.2_Task Description Document Model.docxDOCX

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ATTACHMENT B_COSMOS Eligibility and Conformance Certification Sheet.docxDOCX

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ATTACHMENT C COSMOS Schedule.xlsxXLSX

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ATTACHMENT A.3_COSMOS Milestone and Payment Table.xlsxXLSX

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Questions & answers

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What is the due date for full proposals?

Full Proposals due date: October 7, 2026, 2pm ET.

What is the due date for questions?

Questions & Answers (Q&A) due date: October 1, 2026, 5pm ET.

How many proposals can an institution submit?

Yes. There is no limit to proposals per institution. However, a PI can only be the lead PI on a single proposal to a given funding initiative.

Is there a Proposers' Day?

There is no Proposers' Day for COSMOS.

What is the expected award range per performer team?

Proposers should submit a cost proposal that reflects funds needed to achieve the technical goals and objectives of the solicitation. The language ('program' 'initiative' etc) should not be interpreted as an inferred budgetary bracket or limit.

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Posted Date

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Office Address

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Country Code: USA

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Point Of Contact

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Description Text

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Comprehensive Organ System Modeling in Outer Space (COSMOS) Initiative aims to definitively prove or disprove if exposure to microgravity in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) truly accelerates tissue aging across brain, cardiac, uterine, and kidney tissue types and across several adult age brackets. Provided Tissue Aging Rate in Space (TARIS) exceeds Tissue Aging Rate on Earth (TAROE) at a rate that exceeds the on Earth breakeven cost for new drug R&D, COSMOS will create a first-in-class platform for fully autonomous, high-throughput drug screening in LEO that would be more cost effective and faster than new drug R&D on Earth. ARPA-H anticipates multiple Other Transaction awards resulting from this announcement. Interested parties are invited to download and review the attached COSMOS Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) ARPA-H-SOL-26-165 Amendment 01 – 17 September 2026: This amendment includes updated hyperlinks and information on the updated Solutions summary portal. Questions and Answers – 21 September 2026: This Q&A is provided for informational purposes only and does not amend the solicitation. All other questions are due by 23 September 2026 at 5:00PM ET. Amendment 02 – 23 September 2026: This amendment includes updates to Section 3, COSMOS Details; Section 4, Mandatory Experimental Design; as well as Correction to Figure 2.

Resources Fetched

Yes

Response Dead Line

Oct 7, 2026

Full Parent Path Name

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.NIH ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)

Solicitation Number

ARPA-H-SOL-26-165

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ARPA-H Comprehensive Organ System Modeling in Outer Space (COSMOS) Innovative Solutions Opening

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AI takeaways

ARPA-H seeks proposals for the Comprehensive Organ System Modeling in Outer Space (COSMOS) initiative to prove or disprove if microgravity in Low Earth Orbit accelerates tissue aging in brain, cardiac, uterine, and kidney tissues, with work performed in DC.
Full proposals are due October 7, 2026 at 2pm ET; the solicitation was posted September 23, 2026.
The initiative includes a 27-month Phase I (establishing TARIS vs TAROE) and a 15-month Phase II (drug screening using MPS-based disease models).
Proposers must select one organ (brain, heart, uterus, or kidney) and produce MPSs and organoids from healthy donors across three age brackets (30±2, 45±2, 60±2 years).
Phase I requires at least 288 MPSs for the LEO/Terrestrial Twin Study (144 in flight, 144 on ground) and at least 225 MPSs for the terrestrial-only study.
ARPA-H anticipates multiple Other Transaction (OT) awards from this Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO).
The issuing agency is the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), part of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Submissions must be made via the ARPA-H Solution Submission Portal; questions may be emailed to COSMOS@ARPA-H.GOV.
Requirement: All proposers must have an active registration in SAM.gov for their proposal to be found conforming.
Requirement: By the end of Phase I, each team must establish a signed, contractual commercial public-private partnership (PPP) with AT LEAST one Fortune 100 biopharmaceutical company.
Requirement: Each team must have a 100% FTE Project Manager on staff as a member of the key personnel.
Requirement: Proposers must submit a completed Attachment B COSMOS Eligibility and Conformance Certification Sheet with each proposal; failure to submit may result in the proposal being deemed non-conforming.

Set-asides: Section 3
Term: Phase I is 27 months and…
Documents: 9 files

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COSMOS Team

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ARPA-H-SOL-26-165

Method

Solicitation

Duration

Phase I is 27 months and Phase II is 15 months

What this bid is asking for

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Submit a full proposal including Volume I (Technical & Management Proposal, max 14 pages), Volume II (Cost Proposal using Attachment D), Task Description Document (Attachment A.2), Milestone and Payment Table (Attachment A.3), and COSMOS Eligibility and Conformance Sheet (Attachment B).
Propose a plan to develop and validate MPSs and organoids for one of four organs (brain, heart, uterus, or kidney) using cells from healthy donors aged 30±2, 45±2, and 60±2 years.
Deliver at least 288 MPSs for the LEO/Terrestrial Twin Study (144 in flight, 144 on ground) and at least 225 MPSs for the terrestrial-only study in Phase I.
Establish a signed, contractual partnership with at least one Fortune 100 biopharmaceutical company by the end of Phase I.
Create an in silico aging model and a Data Management and Sharing Plan, and complete all data analysis within three months of landing.

Posted Scope of Work

ARPA-H anticipates multiple Other Transaction awards resulting from this announcement.

Interested parties are invited to download and review the attached COSMOS Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) ARPA-H-SOL-26-165

Amendment 01 – 17 September 2026: This amendment includes updated hyperlinks and information on the updated Solutions summary portal.

Questions and Answers – 21 September 2026: This Q&A is provided for informational purposes only and does not amend the solicitation. All other questions are due by 23 September 2026 at 5:00PM ET.

Amendment 02 – 23 September 2026: This amendment includes updates to Section 3, COSMOS Details; Section 4, Mandatory Experimental Design; as well as Correction to Figure 2.

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Attachment E_COSMOS Administrative and National Policy Requirements.docxDOCX

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ATTACHMENT A.1_Technical & Management Proposal Model (VOL I).docxDOCX

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Attachment D_COSMOS Cost Proposal Template.xlsxXLSX

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ATTACHMENT A.2_Task Description Document Model.docxDOCX

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ATTACHMENT B_COSMOS Eligibility and Conformance Certification Sheet.docxDOCX

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ATTACHMENT C COSMOS Schedule.xlsxXLSX

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ATTACHMENT A.3_COSMOS Milestone and Payment Table.xlsxXLSX

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Questions & answers

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What is the due date for full proposals?

Full Proposals due date: October 7, 2026, 2pm ET.

What is the due date for questions?

Questions & Answers (Q&A) due date: October 1, 2026, 5pm ET.

How many proposals can an institution submit?

Yes. There is no limit to proposals per institution. However, a PI can only be the lead PI on a single proposal to a given funding initiative.

Is there a Proposers' Day?

There is no Proposers' Day for COSMOS.

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Sep 23, 2026

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